Tops Bar-B-Q is celebrating summer with two new items and a new location.
Meet the Southern Smokehouse Burger, which consists of a “cheeseburger, grilled onions, thick cut bacon, and a sweet Southern glaze,” says Hunter Brown with Tops Operations LLC.
And, if your mouth isn’t already watering, that glaze is a “smoky molasses-based glaze.”
Many people quickly answer “Tops” when asked to name their favorite hamburger. The dish, which they’ve sold for decades, is so popular, the company is adding “& Burgers” to their sign along with “Bar-B-Q.”
“We’ve been the top hamburger in Memphis for 60 years,” Brown says. “So, as popular as it was, we wanted to focus on a limited-time offer of celebrating the burger.”
The Southern Smokehouse Burger will be available “through the bulk of the summer,” Brown says.
As to maybe adding it to the menu one day, Brown says “time will tell.” They also offered their Barbecued Bologna and Fire-Braised Chicken as limited time offers. But, he says, “The feedback was so overwhelming and positive on both of those items, we had no choice but to make them permanent fixtures on our menu.”
A limited time offer is a chance for Tops customers to get “a great extra opportunity on a meal that’s available only a certain amount of time at a good value, as well.”
The Southern Smokehouse Burger is $5.99.
Tops recently introduced the Southern Smokehouse Burger in a soft launch. It’s now available at all locations, including its upcoming new location. A new Tops will open in about 30 days near Cordova Road and North Germantown Parkway. It will be on an outparcel location in the parking lot of the University of Memphis Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute and Incredible Pizza.
As for that other new Tops item, customers can now get macaroni and cheese as a side. “A brand new addition to our combos,” Brown says.
According to Tops, their mac and cheese is made with “fresh whole milk, tender macaroni, and real cheese (no powder stuff here).”
And, Brown adds, “Mac and cheese is definitely here to stay.”
